Arum, buwisit na
Buwisit na si Top Rank promoter sa pagbitin ni eight-division titlist Manny Pacquiao sa pag-anunsiyo kung sino ang lalabanan niya sa Abril 9, 2016 sa Las Vegas, Nevada lalo na ang ginagawang pakikipagnegosasyon ng tagapayo nitong si Michael Koncz para ikasa ang Filipino boxing icon kay WBA light welterweight titlist Adrien Broner.
Ayon kay Arum, bibigyan niya hanggang Disyembre 31 si Pacquiao para ihayag kung sino kina WBO welterweight tillist Timothy Bradley at WBO super lightweight champion Terrence Crawford ang haharapin matapos kumalas si Briton Amir Khan na mas piniling hamunin ang kababayang si IBF welterweight beltholder Kell Brook.
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“He said at the end of the year,” ayon kay Arum pero sa mga unang pahayag ay nagpahiwatig siya ng pagkainis kung bakit hindi natupad ang pangako ni Pacquiao na ihahayag ang kalaban nitong Disyembre 11.
“We’re just taking our time, he’s been engrossed in the Christmas holidays and he’s got a lot of employees, a lot of companies and a lot of commitments he’s got to make and we just came back from vacationing in Dubai, Greece and Israel,” sabi ni Koncz sa BoxingScene.com. “We got back on the 22nd of November and we’ve been very busy with the activities in the Philippines he has every Christmas, plus it was just his birthday.”
Iginiit ng Canadian na nagpahamak sa karera ni dating world rated Diosdado Gabi na pinirata niya sa Filipino manager nito pero hindi inalagaang mabuti kayaq naglaho sa eksena na makikipag-usap siya kay Arum sa Enero.
“We’re in no rush. Manny and I have sat down and we’ve discussed what we think is the best option for him. Before I head back on the 9th (of January) I will sit down with (Top Rank CEO) Bob (Arum). But there won’t be an announcement on that day either because I still have a lot of things to hammer out with Bob as to which opponent, purses and some other issues,” paglilinaw ni Koncz. “We’re definitely going to fight on April 9th and more likely than not it will be at the new MGM Grand arena. I already told Bob we’ll definitely keep the date, the pay-per-view date because Manny approved that this past week and I told Bob that in a text message. Now we just got to work out the details of the final opponent and that’s it.’’
Hinggil sa niluluto niyang laban ni Pacquiao kay Broner, inamin ni Koncz na tinawagan niya sa telepono ang Amerikano.
“I wish Adrien would not have made the comments he did to the media prematurely. But yes I did personally call him, spoke with him and we discussed the possibility of him facing Manny,” dagdag ni Koncz.
